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Rich Abott
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Missile DefenseDoD Names Golden Dome Deputy
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced the White House has nominated Army Maj. Gen. Brian Gibson to be appointed as lieutenant general and assigned as military deputy to […]
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Navy/USMCDDG-1000 Finishes HII Builders Trials After Hypersonic Launcher Installed
HII’s [HII] Ingalls Shipbuilding division this week announced it completed builder’s sea trials for the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) destroyer following the completion of a modernization period that makes it the […]
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Navy/USMCLawmakers Boost LSM Spending, Confirm Fincantieri As Shipbuilder But Warn On Cost Growth
Congressional appropriators added $800 million to the Navy’s Medium Landing Ship program (LSM) in the latest defense spending bill in order to help shift the shipyard building the two Constellation-class […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Reschedules Modular Missile Industry Day
The Navy has rescheduled an industry day for the Naval Modular Missile (NMM) program for Feb. 27, after it was previously postponed in October during the government shutdown, according to […]
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Navy/USMCAppropriators Direct F/A-XX EMD Contract Award While Boosting Funding To Nearly $1 Billion
Appropriators are pushing the Navy to award an Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract for the Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter aircraft while boosting funding close to $1 billion, according to […]
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Navy/USMCFF(X) Needs Five “Significant” Capability Adds, Navy Starts From Scrapped 11th NSC
The Navy has identified five areas that require design study to add capabilities to the new FF(X) frigate program, according to a budget document released by the House Appropriations Committee […]
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FF(X) Frigate Restricts Engineering To Single Digit Changes Over NSC, Containerize Extra Systems
Navy officials last week said the new FF(X) frigate, based on the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter (NSC) design, will have extremely constrained engineering changes and they plan to primarily […]
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InternationalHII Doubles The Size Of UK Unmanned Vehicle Facility
HII [HII] this week announced it has completed an expansion to double the size of its unmanned vehicle facility in Porchester, United Kingdom, strengthening its capability as a regional hub […]
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Navy/USMCBattleship Solves The Weapons Choice DDG(X) Faced, Navy Official Says
The Navy was facing a choice between either fielding hypersonic weapons or keeping a planned naval gun on the DDG(X) future destroyer program until the Trump administration’s push to supersede […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Seeks Defense Spending Over Four Percent Of GDP, Says Adding Nuclear Power To Battleship Would Delay It
The Navy’s top officer this week argued the U.S. annual defense budget should stick to a “new normal” above four percent of the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to maintain […]
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